Croup is Croupy

So for what feel like the last month the Leitch household has been fighting every virus, bug, and germ out there! Well within the last 2 weeks both of the boys have had croup. As terrible as this sounds I am really glad they finally got something that we could get antibiotics for. We are now all starting to feel better around here . So now fun pictures today - we have been kinda snotty....

The Trials and Tribulations of School Picture Day

As a parent we know how cute our kids can be. So on picture day we try to help them show the world how cute they can be. We watch all week and hope that they can make it to picture day without hurting their faces, we get their haircut and style it so nicely, we pick out a outfit that looks nice yet still looks like them. We do all these things in hopes that when we pass out their pictures everyone says "Oh what a nice picture". Now I know all of you are thinking what seems so hard about this? Seems easy enough.... Well let me tell you. You can do all of these things but you have no control over one thing. Their smile. For some reason you put a camera in front of their sweet little faces and they distort it into a mix between a smile and a creature you have never seen. So now we wait for the pictures to come back and we hope that they don't look like this.....

Or heaven forbid they show their true personality and bust out with something like this...

Wish us luck!!!!

The Boys First Day of Preschool

At the end of August the boys had there first day of preschool, on this day they wanted the parents to come also to help them warm up to the idea of school. Jared was fine- this being his 3 rd year of Preschool. Kyle however, who always wanted to go to school with Jared last year learned very quickly that it wasn't exactly what he was expecting. He was very apprehensive and down right scared to let me out of his sight! He is starting to warm up and today he actually walked in and waved goodbye :) So proud of my little man!

This is Jared and Kyle heading to their first day (with Mommy there )

Jared at his classroom 4 year old Preschool

Kyle at his classroom 2 year old Preschool

Finally the BIG DAY came! Their first day of school all by themselves. You can tell by the picture that Kyle was figuring out that he was staying... and I was leaving! But all in all they are some pretty cute looking boys. YAY FOR SCHOOL!!

Back Blogging Again

As you all can see by the previous post it has been quite some time since my last post. After so many friends have jumped on the "Blogging Bandwagon" recently, I decided it was time for me to resume my blogging activities.

RECAP:

Jared is now 4 years old soon to be 5 on January 9th. That is just beyond amazing to me! Jared is in 4 year old Preschool right now and absolutely loves it. He is there 3 days a week for 2 1/2 hrs- it goes way to fast for both of us... Everyday is an adventure with Jared. We have the same stubborn personality that makes even the smallest task very trying sometimes. As much as it frustrates me it amazes me that he is now old enough to embrace so many emotions. He is definitely starting act like a big kid :)

Kyle (who never made it in the previous blog) is a full on 2 year old boy. It is definitely different once you have 2 boys... second one turns into a "boy" way faster than the first one did! Kyle also is in 2 year old Preschool- my saving grace! Every day it gets a little better for him. What can I say ... he loves his Mommy :) Those of you that know Kyle know that he is very rough on his body. That boy is constantly injuring something. But he is a tough little dude- he rarely cries over these injuries. He has had 3 accident reports at school already....I am sure there will be many more! Kyle is a very loving little boy- or wubbing according to him :) I am interested in seeing more of his personality come to life this year.

Jeff is still working at Clear Channel Radio - but was promoted this year to a Sales Manager for 3 different stations. He is taking his new job in stride...a more demanding role than he had before. For all of us that know Jeff, it is not an option to not do something well. According to everyone but him, he is doing an incredible job....he just likes to be hard on himself :)

Me (Anna) I am going to be the author of this blog taking you through our journey of life! I am still currently a Stay at Home Mom for my 2 little boys. I am currently thinking of expanding some of my education...thats about as far as I have gotten with that plan ;) Jeff and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary this July bringing our grand total to 12 years together. Pretty soon we will hit our break even point - being together equal to time not being together... 4 more years :)

Pets - Abby our dog. The puppy in the previous blog unfortunately passed away. So we now have Abby our 2 year old Golden Retriever. Simon and Jack our cats. 4 goldfish.

That pretty much brings everyone up to speed. I will be doing more day to day posts from here on out! Welcome back those of you who used to read this and welcome newbees!!

Enjoy the ride that we call life, Anna

Happy Easter Everyone!

Just wanted to take a second and wish all family and friends who vistit our site a Happy Easter. Safe travels to all. We are going to be heading to Indiana for the weekend to visit Aunt Emily and Uncle Nate on Friday then we are off to Grandma and Grandpa Leitchs for an easter egg hunt with Uncle Brian and Cousin McKaya. This is Jareds first Easter hunting for eggs, so we'll see how long it takes him to figure it out. On the other hand..... while everyone is enjoying their wonderful meals and watching the kids run around to see what that big bunny left for them, don't forget to stop and take a minute to talk about what Easter is really about. A truely wonderful day and it is because of this day that we receive a truely wonderful eternity. Happy Easter Everyone! Love The Leitchs

New Puppy Macy

Macy is about twice as big now,but I love this picture of her. This is when she is on her best behavior(sleeping). She is potty training very well, it is nice that I can be home to work on this with her. We have had some accidents but all in all she is doing a good job! Jared likes her better when she is sleeping.........otherwise she is chewing on him and it makes him pretty mad. They are going to be great friends, Jared won't remember life without her. Ebony(cat) is very glad to have another 4 legged friend in the house. We thought he was going to be mad at us but turns out he kinda likes her. He just doesn't like it when she eats is food or bites his big fluffy tail. Well thats Macy........she is a fine addition to the Leitch household.

Jared and his chair

Here he is! Our grown up little boy. This is his new favorite spot to sit, on his very own rocking chair.

Update!!!

I now it has been a while and I know I have said this before but I am going to really try to keep this thing up to date. I am going to post some new pictures of Jared (who is now 15 months old) and our new family member Macy(golden retriever puppy). Thanks for checking back.

We are Back

I know I have said this before but I am truely going to try harder to keep this thing up to date. We had quite a bit of down time but I am going to try really hard to not slack off.

SO.......

Jared is doing great , he is now almost 15 months old!!! I know time flies. He is an active little boy. He started walking at 10 months so he is now in the running phase, he keeps me on my toes thats for sure. He is not a big talker yet. He has focused all his energy on physical activity. He does say a few words......DaDa, ball, down, done thats about it. No your not wrong.....you didn't see MaMa on there. For some reason Jeff and I are both DaDa! Go Figure!!!

We have also added a new family member....... a puppy! Her name is Macy and she is a golden retriever. So far she is doing well in her new home. We have only had her for a few days. I will try and get some pictures of her up here.

Well I say that is good for now. Keep checking in on us. I think you will be surprised this till, I am really going to stick with this.